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The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia, also known as the Episcopal Church in Western Washington, is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in Washington state west of the Cascade Range. It is one of 17 dioceses and an area mission that make up Province 8. The diocese started as a missionary district in 1853 and was formally established in 1910. [1]
The Episcopal Church is notable among Anglican churches for the extent to which the Constitution and Canons of the General Convention leave matters to regulation at the diocesan and parochial levels. [ 3 ]
Philip Noah LaBelle is an American Episcopal priest who is the Bishop of the Diocese of Olympia since September 14, 2024. Prior to his election as Bishop, LaBelle earned a Master of Divinity at Yale University and a Doctor of Ministry from Fuller Theological Seminary, and served parishes in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Colorado.
The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, a parish located in San Angelo, held a business meeting on November 12, 2006 and voted to 1) amend its corporate charter and bylaws to remove references to the Episcopal Church and the Diocese, 2) withdraw from the Episcopal Church and the Diocese, and 3) rename itself as "Anglican Church of the Good ...
The St. John's Episcopal Church women's groups are recognized for their contributions to the Olympia area in a registration in the National Register of Historic Places ("Women's History in Olympia: First Settlement 1846 to 1948"). The registration document states "Women were often deeply involved in the establishment and support of local churches.
In 1975 Cochrane was elected Bishop of Olympia and was consecrated on January 25, 1976, by Presiding Bishop John Allin.As part of his contributions to the wider church, he co-authored the canon authorizing lay Eucharistic ministers to take communion from the church to the sick and shut-in.
The Episcopal Church (TEC) is governed by a General Convention and consists of 108 dioceses: 96 dioceses in the United States proper, plus ten dioceses in other countries or outlying U.S. territories, the diocese of Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe, and a diocese for Armed Services and Federal Ministries.
The General Convention is the primary governing and legislative body of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.With the exception of the Bible, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Constitution and Canons, it is the ultimate authority in the Episcopal Church, being the bureaucratic facility through which the collegial function of the episcopate is exercised.